REVIEW

Magazine for Criticism

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Unlikely program of new work from emerging and preeminent writers and artists (bi-weekly).

Interview with Boris Groys
By Finley Rhys

"I would say Al is a kind of photography for the writers. For the artists, it is a second shock. For the writers, it is a first shock of this type."

THE END OF ART HISTORY?
By Nolan Kelly

For a while, one needed some sort of specialized education (or at least enough leisure time to frequent the museum) to know where to begin. Today, all of art history exists side by side and simultaneous, in the crackling ether. Dürer's on Tumblr and Da Vinci's on Pinterest. For those without the time or interest in cultivating technical skill, the culture of Duchamp is alive and well, ready to take just about any piece of junk (alleyway refuse is particularly common today) and declare it art. How successful these maneuvers go is all a matter of self-mythologizing confidence, networking, and nepotism. Whether anyone makes a profit after the rent is paid is an open question. This, perhaps, is the one great continuity between present and past: artists always have and will continue to do what they must to scrape by. The only difference now is that the rulebooks have all been thrown out. The possibilities and pitfalls alike are head-spinning.

Post-Ironic Manifesto for Aspiring Artists
By Hannah Wikforss-Green

“Post-irony is the surefire route to avoiding moral and aesthetic responsibility for any of our expressions.”